attaching flowers to BC cake?

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Permalink Reply by Eileen S on August 24, 2011 at 6:09pm

I don't use wires in my flowers as I do only fondant, and the way I attach them is with just a little water like you do when you attach fondant to fondant.  I refrigerate my cakes because I put half and half in my buttercream, and the cold seems to help the fondant attach to the cake.  I've never heard of any falling off after delivery either. 

I have heard of people using coffee stirrer straws inserted in the cake to put wires into.  You don't want to stick floral wire directly into a cake that's going to be consumed. (I know a lot of cake competitions show the contestants sticking wires directly into a cake, but you have to remember those cakes are for display only and are probably not eaten later).  Some of the larger lollipop sticks have holes in the middle and if your wire is stiff enough, you can use those as well.  I hope that helps!

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Permalink Reply by ♥Cat♥ on August 24, 2011 at 6:38pm

What if your flowers are dry fondant?  What would I use to attach them to buttercream? 

If I use silk flowers, would inserting the plastic end that be a bad idea after removing them from the wired part? 

 

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Permalink Reply by Cakes By Carla on August 24, 2011 at 6:51pm

I found a tip from someone that I love. I insert a straw (usually a small coffee straw, but if it's a larger bundle, you might just use a regular size drinking straw) into the cake, clip it so it doesn't actually stick out of the cake. Then use a piping bag with some almond bark and fill the straw about half way or so (I use a small tip or a small hole in the bottom of a disposable bag). Then insert your flower (plastic or wire stem). The almond bark hardens and keeps it steady and the straw keeps it sturdy too. Plus, the straw offers protection from the wire/flower stem from touching cake. Works great.

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Permalink Reply by ♥Cat♥ on August 24, 2011 at 7:10pm

That is a wonderful tip Carla!  Thank you so much.

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Permalink Reply by Cakes By Carla on August 24, 2011 at 7:18pm

Totally welcome!

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Permalink Reply by Lynne Salmon on August 24, 2011 at 7:37pm

Yep what they said :)   I've heard of people piping b'cream into the straw rather than the almond bark.  Works the same way.  Not many people keep almond bark around just to pipe into a tiny straw but b'cream is (usually) always around.

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